Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/20/2024

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Monday, May 20, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -142, Canucks +120; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -145, Canucks +120; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -145, Canucks +120; Over/Under:  6 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Vancouver Canucks:  50-23-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  6-3-1 last 10

Vancouver Canucks:  6-3-1 last 10

The Oilers are entering this game with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 21-18-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Vancouver Canucks in their last game, winning that one at home 5-1. Evan Bouchard, Dylan Holloway, Zach Hyman, Evander Kane, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Connor McDavid led the team in assists with 3 while Zach Hyman, Evander Kane, and Darnell Nurse each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 15 shots with 14 saves and a .933 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Canucks are entering this game with 109 points, a 50-23-9 record overall, and they were 27-9-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-1. Nils Höglander scored 1 goal for them in that game. Filip Hronek and Elias Pettersson each led the team in assists with 1 while J. T. Miller led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Arturs Silovs was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 27 shots with 22 saves and a .815 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 279 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 223 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Canucks listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 7 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Canucks and the 2nd seeded Oilers from the Pacific Division for Round 2 of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 3-3 after the Oilers won game 6 of this series on their home ice. The Oilers won game 6 on their home ice 5-1 to force a game 7 in this game, but every other game in this series has been decided by 1 goal. The Oilers have struggled to have a break out game like that in this series and it has specifically been this Canucks team as they did not beat them during the regular season either. The Oilers finally got their big win on home ice to force a game 7 here, but they have still been a much worse team in their road games this season. Meanwhile, the Canucks have looked a lot better on their home ice this year and other than that last game, the Oilers really haven't had an answer for this Canucks defense. The Canucks will be looking to bounce back in this game with a much better performance at home after that blowout loss and they have had the Oilers number all season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Canucks to win this game. 

Oilers Canucks Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, May 20, 2024 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Canucks 4 Oilers 2.

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Edmonton Oilers: 5-7 (-7.6 units) on the moneyline off a home win against a division rival. 54-45 (-15.2 units) on the moneyline after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game. 25-20 (-7.7 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 26-19 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 16-9 UNDER after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 

Vancouver Canucks: 49-35 (+15.9 units) on the moneyline vs. division opponents. 23-10 (+13.9 units) on the moneyline off a loss against a division rival. 27-9 (+16 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 26-11 UNDER revenging a loss where the team scored 1 or less goals. 6-3 UNDER after allowing 5 goals or more. 31-19 UNDER revenging a road blowout loss versus an opponent by 4 goals or more.

Edmonton Oilers:  A. Henrique (C) Ques Mon - Lower Body.

Vancouver Canucks:  I. Mikheyev (RW) Out Sat - Undisclosed. T. Demko (G) Out indefinitely - Knee. T. Poolman (D) out for season - Migraine.

“We played faster, we played cleaner, we were better with the puck, better coming through the neutral zone. We did a great job of getting on top of them on the forecheck and keeping pucks alive.” - Connor McDavid after their win against the Canucks in game 6 of this series on Saturday.

“We knew obviously this was going to be a difficult test to win tonight. Obviously, they got a couple of goals that obviously sucked and took the wind out of us. I think the belief is in this room.” - Brock Boeser after their loss against the Oilers in game 6 of this series on Saturday.

LW Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Pickard, Calvin

LW Suter, Pius

C Miller, J.T.

RW Boeser, Brock

LD Hughes, Quinn

RD Hronek, Filip

G Silovs, Arturs

Points: C. McDavid (132)

Goals: Z. Hyman (54)

Assists: C. McDavid (100)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.45)

Points: J. Miller (103)

Goals: B. Boeser (40)

Assists: Q. Hughes (75)

GAA: T. Demko (2.45)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)

Vancouver Canucks: Rick Tocchet (2nd season)